Paper Tray When i try to print something my printer automaticaly tries to use paper in tray 1. However i want it to use paper from tray to so that i do not have to leave the flap down for the top (1st) tray. Do you know how i can make my printer go to the second tray first? At the moment it just says no paper when i print as i do not want it to use the 1st tray. Thank you

Hi there. You can select the tray you want to use when you print in the print dialog page. Depending on the driver you're using, the driver of the printer might save the last used tray as the default one.
Else, you might wanna go into control panel - printers, go into your printer's properties and look for the printer's default properties in the advanced tab. There, you might be able to set the default tray to be used for future prints.
Hope that helps ! cheebster.

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Sounds like you have a mismatch in the paper you are trying to print on and the paper that is loaded in the printer. HP printers look to feed paper from tray 1 anytime the computer settings don't match the paper loaded in tray 2. Tray 1 is the multi purpose tray and prety much any size paper can be loaded in tray 1. Double check your document settings and double check the paper size loaded in the paper tray 2 and make sure they match. Also try printing a different document to see if the error persists. If it does this on everything you try to print you should also double check teh rear guide in the paper tray. There is a rear guide in paper tray 2. If it slides back too far it will make the printer think that paper longer than 8 1/2 x 11 is loaded. Push the paper all the way forward in the tray and push the rear guide until it is snug with the tail end of the paper stack.

Check tray 1 there should be an arm hanging down in the center of the tray the arm goes thru a slot in the metal plate. This arm moves when you install paper in tray 1. If the arm is missing or not in the slot the machine will think paper is in tray 1 and try to feed from tray 1. You can try changing the paper size setting for tray one to something other than the size in tray 2.

For example If tray 2 is set for 8.5x11 set tray 1 for legal.
The machine should then pull the correct size based on the print job.
Hope this helps

Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in each tray. If it is not, reload the paper into that tray.

Look up into the printer where the paper tray slides in and out. Check the feed (autocompensator) assembly for any damage.

If everything is fine, reinstall the tray and power on the printer.

Try printing a few print jobs.

If the error does not return, continue using the printer as before.
Keep an eye on it for the next few days. If the error does not
return, it may have been an isolated incident.

If the error returns just as soon as you power on the printer or
when you try to print again, you will need to find out which paper
tray/paper source is causing the problem.

If the printer has only the one integrated paper tray, the problem
will be with either the tray 1 pick arm/autocompensator assembly or the
printer's engine/system board.

If the printer has more than one paper tray installed, try printing
from each paper tray one at a time. The best way to do this is to have
all of the paper trays empty and then proceed as follows:

Put paper in tray 1 only.

Print from tray 1.

If tray 1 works fine, empty tray 1 and put paper in tray 2 and so on until you encounter the error message.

If you receive the error when printing from one particular tray, power off the printer to clear the error.

Power the printer back on.

Skip the faulty paper feed slot and move on to the next one (if
another one is present). If you can print from all but one of the paper
trays, this is the source of the problem.

If you have extra
paper trays/drawer units installed and the error occurs from only one
particular source, there are some things you can do as a temporary fix.

If the error is occurring from an OPTIONAL paper drawer/source,
power off the printer and remove the defective drawer from the printer.
You will then need to set up the printer to print from a different
tray. For information on removing an optional drawer, click here.

If the error is occurring from the integrated paper tray (tray 1)
AND you have optional paper trays installed, take all of the paper out
of tray 1 but leave tray 1 installed. Set up the printer to print from
one of the other paper tray sources (tray 2, tray 3, multi-purpose
feeder, etc.).

And if your getting the same error then you need to get it serviced...

on left side of tray are 3 fingers, for letter size paper bottom 2 are out, next one in. verify slider on bottom of tray is in place. Essentially paper not sensed correctly. print config page and see paper size